CLE Hours: 6 including 6 General, 0 Ethics, 0 Professionalism, 3 Trial Practice
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Presiding: |
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Eric J. Hertz, Program Chair; Eric J. Hertz, P.C., Atlanta, GA |
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8:00 |
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION |
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8:30 |
Greeting |
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Julia Neighbors, ICLE Director, The State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA |
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8:35 |
WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW |
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Eric J. Hertz |
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8:40 |
THEMES IN PUNITIVE DAMAGE CASES (Trial Practice) |
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Eric J. Hertz |
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9:40 |
INSURANCE BAD FAITH AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES (Trial Practice) |
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Richard “Rich” Dolder, Slappey & Sadd, LLC, Atlanta, GA |
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James N. “Jay” Sadd, Slappey & Sadd, LLC, Atlanta, GA |
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10:40 |
BREAK |
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10:50 |
PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASES |
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Mark D. Link, Link & Smith, Tucker, GA |
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11:50 |
BREAK |
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12:35 |
DEFENDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES (Trial Practice) |
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Michael D. “Mike” St. Amand, Gray Rust St. Amand Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, GA |
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1:35 |
PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN TRUCKING CASES |
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Michael J. Warshauer, Warshauer Law Group, PC, Atlanta, GA |
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2:35 |
BREAK |
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2:50 |
PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN DOG BITE CASES |
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William Dixon James, Wm. Dixon James P.C., Decatur, GA |
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3:50 |
ADJOURN |
Eric J. Hertz is a double Board-Certified Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the American Board of Trial Advocates. A member of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators and Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyers, Mr. Hertz has tried over 100 jury trials as Lead Attorney and handled over 100 wrongful death cases, resulting in multi-millions of dollars collected for his clients, including several record high verdicts.
Mr. Hertz is the author of Nursing Home Abuse and Your Loved Ones (2016) and co-author of Thomas Reuters: Punitive Damages in Georgia (1997-2021); Georgia Law of Damages (1998-2022); and Georgia Law of Torts (2002). He is a regular speaker and author for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education of Georgia and has been featured in the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association legal periodical Verdict.
Mark Link is a graduate from the University of Florida where he received his undergraduatge degree and the University of Georgia for law school. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Mr. Link co-authors both the Georgia Law of Damages and Punitive Damags in Georgia treatises. His practice is devoted to plaintiff's cases and he has practiced for over thirty years handling cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury, products liaiblity, cases against drunk drivers and governmental liability claims.
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